PZ 24-016.
APPLICANT: Virginia Murphey, Waste Water Industrial Solutions
SPECIAL USE: To allow Metal Fabrication in the Light Industrial zoning district, per UDC Table 2-3.
LOCATION: 3194 Florence RD SW, within land lot 675 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia.
ZONING: LI ACRES: 1.95 ac PIN: 19067500180
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
BACKGROUND: Waste Water Industrial Solutions, is requesting approval to operate at their metal fabrication business the LI property referenced. Table 2-3 of Permitted and Special Uses provides that "Manufacturing, primary and fabricated metal" require special use approval in the LI zoning district.
The applicant is seeking to relocate their business operations to a larger facility, and has chosen Powder Springs as their new home. They executed the lease before realizing that special use approval is required. The company's website is accessible from the following link: https://www.wwisllc.com/.
The 20,000-sf facility at Florence Road is well suited to the needs of this expanding business and their proposed use aligns with the light industrial activity that prevails in that area.
SURROUNDING AREA: The subject property is in a light industrial warehouse park, and light industrial uses are predominant in the area. Residential zoning in the city and the county is adjacent to the north. To the east is residential zoning, on the opposite side of Florence Road.
Figure 1. Zoning District: LI
Figure 2. Visuals from the company's website.
ANALYSIS:
The application was reviewed against the following criteria:
1. Will the proposed special use be consistent with the stated purpose of the zoning district in which it will be located?
This special use request is consistent with the purpose and intent of the Light Industrial district. The LI Zoning District is established to provide locations for office, automotive ...
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